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Raleigh, N.C. — After a cold front brought scattered, isolated showers across the Triangle Friday, another surge of summer-like weather is on the way, WRAL meteorologist Mike Moss said.

The front is moving slowly, and some spotty rain chances will persist through the day Saturday.

"It looks like we're going to have a small chance of some rain or maybe even a passing thunderstorm during the day," Moss said. "We're in need of the rain, too, which we've seen a bit of in the last 24 hours."

Areas south and east of the Triangle could see as much as a half-inch of rain Saturday afternoon. The chances of severe weather, however, were minimal.

Temperatures started out in the upper 50s across much of central North Carolina Saturday and should climb back into the mid-to-upper 70s by the afternoon hours. The unsettled weather pattern and above average temperatures will contribute to a chance for showers.

A slight chance of showers will linger overnight and early Sunday, with most of the area seeing more clouds than sun on the final day of the weekend. High temperatures will be cooler, however, hovering in the low 70s during the day.

Summer-like temperatures will return Monday, as highs climb back to near 80 degrees.

"We have another chance for some scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm Monday," Moss said.

jblake1932Mar 16, 2012

Told ya folks, don't cancel evening plans, it's not gonna rain: cause they said it would. Terrible forecsting, but they are well dressed! :)

Rebelyell55Mar 16, 2012

Seventy and still climbing, gonna be another warm one to day.

jblake1932Mar 16, 2012

64 degrees now. Nowhere near 80! HA HA!

cwood3Mar 16, 2012

Bring it on-we need the rain. Ponds near my home in JoCO are a good 3-5 feet below normal. Matter of fact, we have not scene normal for a few years.

Come on now Ambygirl-the Triangle has 3 teams playing today. WE need to support all 3-this is us against the (WORLD) NCAA. That being said, GO PACK!!

Please rain!!

AmbygirlMar 16, 2012

As long as it doesn't knock out the power, it's all good! Got to see our ACC teams play today!! GO HEELS!!

HansMar 16, 2012

I can tell you one place it won't be raining - The Great JoCo Desert.

jblake1932Mar 16, 2012

That "small line of showers that moved through the area and did'nt bring much rain" brought heavy rain to our county on Thurs., to which they said was unlikely. Man, I knew I should have majored in this field. Don't cancel any plans folks, it will be rain free this weekend!

Don't let that sunshine fool you. It feels really cold! Wind chills are in the mid 20s to mid 30s here in the 11am hour. It will only feel slightly warmer this afternoon. We drop way down into the low-mid...Read More

Don't let that sunshine fool you. It feels really cold! Wind chills are in the mid 20s to mid 30s here in the 11am hour. It will only feel slightly warmer this afternoon. We drop way down into the low-mid 20s by tomorrow morning.

Don't let that sunshine fool you. It feels really cold! Wind chills are in the mid 20s to mid 30s here in the 11am hour. It will only feel slightly warmer this afternoon. We drop way down into the low-mid...Read More

Don't let that sunshine fool you. It feels really cold! Wind chills are in the mid 20s to mid 30s here in the 11am hour. It will only feel slightly warmer this afternoon. We drop way down into the low-mid 20s by tomorrow morning.

Don't let that sunshine fool you. It feels really cold! Wind chills are in the mid 20s to mid 30s here in the 11am hour. It will only feel slightly warmer this afternoon. We drop way down into the low-mid...Read More

Don't let that sunshine fool you. It feels really cold! Wind chills are in the mid 20s to mid 30s here in the 11am hour. It will only feel slightly warmer this afternoon. We drop way down into the low-mid 20s by tomorrow morning.

As expected temperatures are much colder this morning than yesterday. Still...these temps are not unusual for this time of year - and not the coldest of the season. Tomorow AM it will be colder though. ...Read More

As expected temperatures are much colder this morning than yesterday. Still...these temps are not unusual for this time of year - and not the coldest of the season. Tomorow AM it will be colder though. Temperatures will fall into the upper teens and low 20s tonight.

As expected temperatures are much colder this morning than yesterday. Still...these temps are not unusual for this time of year - and not the coldest of the season. Tomorow AM it will be colder though. ...Read More

As expected temperatures are much colder this morning than yesterday. Still...these temps are not unusual for this time of year - and not the coldest of the season. Tomorow AM it will be colder though. Temperatures will fall into the upper teens and low 20s tonight.

As expected temperatures are much colder this morning than yesterday. Still...these temps are not unusual for this time of year - and not the coldest of the season. Tomorow AM it will be colder though. ...Read More

As expected temperatures are much colder this morning than yesterday. Still...these temps are not unusual for this time of year - and not the coldest of the season. Tomorow AM it will be colder though. Temperatures will fall into the upper teens and low 20s tonight.

The cold air is on it's way. It will also be breezy tomorrow. The wind and cold temps will bring the wind chill to mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. Here's Futurecast's estimate of wind chill Friday at 5pm. It's...Read More

The cold air is on it's way. It will also be breezy tomorrow. The wind and cold temps will bring the wind chill to mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. Here's Futurecast's estimate of wind chill Friday at 5pm. It's been mild the last few days so don't let the chill catch you by surprise.

The cold air is on it's way. It will also be breezy tomorrow. The wind and cold temps will bring the wind chill to mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. Here's Futurecast's estimate of wind chill Friday at 5pm. It's...Read More

The cold air is on it's way. It will also be breezy tomorrow. The wind and cold temps will bring the wind chill to mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. Here's Futurecast's estimate of wind chill Friday at 5pm. It's been mild the last few days so don't let the chill catch you by surprise.

The cold air is on it's way. It will also be breezy tomorrow. The wind and cold temps will bring the wind chill to mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. Here's Futurecast's estimate of wind chill Friday at 5pm. It's...Read More

The cold air is on it's way. It will also be breezy tomorrow. The wind and cold temps will bring the wind chill to mid-30s tomorrow afternoon. Here's Futurecast's estimate of wind chill Friday at 5pm. It's been mild the last few days so don't let the chill catch you by surprise.

We're talking about cold air but it's not here yet! Temperatures have been in the mid-40s to low 50s across most of the area this morning. That's well above the normal of mid-30s. Tomrrow at this time temps...Read More

We're talking about cold air but it's not here yet! Temperatures have been in the mid-40s to low 50s across most of the area this morning. That's well above the normal of mid-30s. Tomrrow at this time temps will be in the mid-upper 20s - about 20 degrees colder than right now.

We're talking about cold air but it's not here yet! Temperatures have been in the mid-40s to low 50s across most of the area this morning. That's well above the normal of mid-30s. Tomrrow at this time temps...Read More

We're talking about cold air but it's not here yet! Temperatures have been in the mid-40s to low 50s across most of the area this morning. That's well above the normal of mid-30s. Tomrrow at this time temps will be in the mid-upper 20s - about 20 degrees colder than right now.

We're talking about cold air but it's not here yet! Temperatures have been in the mid-40s to low 50s across most of the area this morning. That's well above the normal of mid-30s. Tomrrow at this time temps...Read More

We're talking about cold air but it's not here yet! Temperatures have been in the mid-40s to low 50s across most of the area this morning. That's well above the normal of mid-30s. Tomrrow at this time temps will be in the mid-upper 20s - about 20 degrees colder than right now.

We're excited to debut the newest SkyCam on our network, the Rocky Mount Mills Cam. It's located at the Rocky Mount Mills on the Tar River on the north side of Rocky Mount and gives us great views of, among...Read More

We're excited to debut the newest SkyCam on our network, the Rocky Mount Mills Cam. It's located at the Rocky Mount Mills on the Tar River on the north side of Rocky Mount and gives us great views of, among other things, the Tar River.

We're excited to debut the newest SkyCam on our network, the Rocky Mount Mills Cam. It's located at the Rocky Mount Mills on the Tar River on the north side of Rocky Mount and gives us great views of, among...Read More

We're excited to debut the newest SkyCam on our network, the Rocky Mount Mills Cam. It's located at the Rocky Mount Mills on the Tar River on the north side of Rocky Mount and gives us great views of, among other things, the Tar River.

We're excited to debut the newest SkyCam on our network, the Rocky Mount Mills Cam. It's located at the Rocky Mount Mills on the Tar River on the north side of Rocky Mount and gives us great views of, among...Read More

We're excited to debut the newest SkyCam on our network, the Rocky Mount Mills Cam. It's located at the Rocky Mount Mills on the Tar River on the north side of Rocky Mount and gives us great views of, among other things, the Tar River.

Yesterday, cold air dammed up against the mountains, keeping western and central NC chilly. Today, the pattern is reversed - you can clearly see where the cold air was yesterday, as those are the areas that...Read More

Yesterday, cold air dammed up against the mountains, keeping western and central NC chilly. Today, the pattern is reversed - you can clearly see where the cold air was yesterday, as those are the areas that have warmed up since then.

Yesterday, cold air dammed up against the mountains, keeping western and central NC chilly. Today, the pattern is reversed - you can clearly see where the cold air was yesterday, as those are the areas that...Read More

Yesterday, cold air dammed up against the mountains, keeping western and central NC chilly. Today, the pattern is reversed - you can clearly see where the cold air was yesterday, as those are the areas that have warmed up since then.

Yesterday, cold air dammed up against the mountains, keeping western and central NC chilly. Today, the pattern is reversed - you can clearly see where the cold air was yesterday, as those are the areas that...Read More

Yesterday, cold air dammed up against the mountains, keeping western and central NC chilly. Today, the pattern is reversed - you can clearly see where the cold air was yesterday, as those are the areas that have warmed up since then.

Temperatures will stay cool today in most places. The exception will be close to the coast. A warm front will try to push inland and bring temps up to nearly 70 for New Bern and Wilmington. Clinton could...Read More

Temperatures will stay cool today in most places. The exception will be close to the coast. A warm front will try to push inland and bring temps up to nearly 70 for New Bern and Wilmington. Clinton could reach 60 but the warm air won't make it very far west due to cool dense air over our viewing area.

Temperatures will stay cool today in most places. The exception will be close to the coast. A warm front will try to push inland and bring temps up to nearly 70 for New Bern and Wilmington. Clinton could...Read More

Temperatures will stay cool today in most places. The exception will be close to the coast. A warm front will try to push inland and bring temps up to nearly 70 for New Bern and Wilmington. Clinton could reach 60 but the warm air won't make it very far west due to cool dense air over our viewing area.

Temperatures will stay cool today in most places. The exception will be close to the coast. A warm front will try to push inland and bring temps up to nearly 70 for New Bern and Wilmington. Clinton could...Read More

Temperatures will stay cool today in most places. The exception will be close to the coast. A warm front will try to push inland and bring temps up to nearly 70 for New Bern and Wilmington. Clinton could reach 60 but the warm air won't make it very far west due to cool dense air over our viewing area.

From about 4 to 6am we had a break in the rain. Now we're starting to see the radar picture filling in. Expect showers now through early-mid afternoon. Rain falling now may cause a few accidents especially...Read More

From about 4 to 6am we had a break in the rain. Now we're starting to see the radar picture filling in. Expect showers now through early-mid afternoon. Rain falling now may cause a few accidents especially around the Triangle.

From about 4 to 6am we had a break in the rain. Now we're starting to see the radar picture filling in. Expect showers now through early-mid afternoon. Rain falling now may cause a few accidents especially...Read More

From about 4 to 6am we had a break in the rain. Now we're starting to see the radar picture filling in. Expect showers now through early-mid afternoon. Rain falling now may cause a few accidents especially around the Triangle.

From about 4 to 6am we had a break in the rain. Now we're starting to see the radar picture filling in. Expect showers now through early-mid afternoon. Rain falling now may cause a few accidents especially...Read More

From about 4 to 6am we had a break in the rain. Now we're starting to see the radar picture filling in. Expect showers now through early-mid afternoon. Rain falling now may cause a few accidents especially around the Triangle.

Overnight rain tapered off over our area. Still...our best chance of steady rain is this morning through mid-afternoon. Rain is likely to pick up in intensity this morning. Rain will be fairly light for the...Read More

Overnight rain tapered off over our area. Still...our best chance of steady rain is this morning through mid-afternoon. Rain is likely to pick up in intensity this morning. Rain will be fairly light for the evening commute and skies will gradually clear overnight.

Overnight rain tapered off over our area. Still...our best chance of steady rain is this morning through mid-afternoon. Rain is likely to pick up in intensity this morning. Rain will be fairly light for the...Read More

Overnight rain tapered off over our area. Still...our best chance of steady rain is this morning through mid-afternoon. Rain is likely to pick up in intensity this morning. Rain will be fairly light for the evening commute and skies will gradually clear overnight.

Overnight rain tapered off over our area. Still...our best chance of steady rain is this morning through mid-afternoon. Rain is likely to pick up in intensity this morning. Rain will be fairly light for the...Read More

Overnight rain tapered off over our area. Still...our best chance of steady rain is this morning through mid-afternoon. Rain is likely to pick up in intensity this morning. Rain will be fairly light for the evening commute and skies will gradually clear overnight.

We could very weell see a 20° temperature spread across central and eastern North Carolina tomorrow afternoon. Low pressure developing to our south and west will try and transport warm ocean air inland, but the...Read More

We could very weell see a 20° temperature spread across central and eastern North Carolina tomorrow afternoon. Low pressure developing to our south and west will try and transport warm ocean air inland, but the cold air damming process, where shallow cold air becomes trapped east of the Appalachian mountains will be fighting the warm air. The result will be temperatures near 70 around New Bern and Wilmington, but only in the 40s around Roxboro and Greensboro.

We could very weell see a 20° temperature spread across central and eastern North Carolina tomorrow afternoon. Low pressure developing to our south and west will try and transport warm ocean air inland, but the...Read More

We could very weell see a 20° temperature spread across central and eastern North Carolina tomorrow afternoon. Low pressure developing to our south and west will try and transport warm ocean air inland, but the cold air damming process, where shallow cold air becomes trapped east of the Appalachian mountains will be fighting the warm air. The result will be temperatures near 70 around New Bern and Wilmington, but only in the 40s around Roxboro and Greensboro.

We could very weell see a 20° temperature spread across central and eastern North Carolina tomorrow afternoon. Low pressure developing to our south and west will try and transport warm ocean air inland, but the...Read More

We could very weell see a 20° temperature spread across central and eastern North Carolina tomorrow afternoon. Low pressure developing to our south and west will try and transport warm ocean air inland, but the cold air damming process, where shallow cold air becomes trapped east of the Appalachian mountains will be fighting the warm air. The result will be temperatures near 70 around New Bern and Wilmington, but only in the 40s around Roxboro and Greensboro.

The surface weather map should look something like this on Friday, and the result will be the coldest air so far this Winter season. But as usual, numbers can be tricky. On November 13, we plunged to 24° for an...Read More

The surface weather map should look something like this on Friday, and the result will be the coldest air so far this Winter season. But as usual, numbers can be tricky. On November 13, we plunged to 24° for an overnight low, and we may not get too much colder than that late this week. And just yesterday, we recorded a high temperature of 47, and our projected high temperatures later this week are not dramatically colder than 47. However, we have not experienced both a cold high temp and a cold low temp on the same day. This coming Saturday, we are projecting a high of 45 and a low of 23. The average temperature would be 34, which is 6.5° colder than our coldest average temperature so far of 40.5, which occurred on November 21.

The surface weather map should look something like this on Friday, and the result will be the coldest air so far this Winter season. But as usual, numbers can be tricky. On November 13, we plunged to 24° for an...Read More

The surface weather map should look something like this on Friday, and the result will be the coldest air so far this Winter season. But as usual, numbers can be tricky. On November 13, we plunged to 24° for an overnight low, and we may not get too much colder than that late this week. And just yesterday, we recorded a high temperature of 47, and our projected high temperatures later this week are not dramatically colder than 47. However, we have not experienced both a cold high temp and a cold low temp on the same day. This coming Saturday, we are projecting a high of 45 and a low of 23. The average temperature would be 34, which is 6.5° colder than our coldest average temperature so far of 40.5, which occurred on November 21.

The surface weather map should look something like this on Friday, and the result will be the coldest air so far this Winter season. But as usual, numbers can be tricky. On November 13, we plunged to 24° for an...Read More

The surface weather map should look something like this on Friday, and the result will be the coldest air so far this Winter season. But as usual, numbers can be tricky. On November 13, we plunged to 24° for an overnight low, and we may not get too much colder than that late this week. And just yesterday, we recorded a high temperature of 47, and our projected high temperatures later this week are not dramatically colder than 47. However, we have not experienced both a cold high temp and a cold low temp on the same day. This coming Saturday, we are projecting a high of 45 and a low of 23. The average temperature would be 34, which is 6.5° colder than our coldest average temperature so far of 40.5, which occurred on November 21.

Another round of rain is heading our way... After a period of sunshine and blue skies today, the clouds fill in this evening and rain arrives by midnight or so. Widespread 1-2" rainfall totals coming with this.

Another round of rain is heading our way... After a period of sunshine and blue skies today, the clouds fill in this evening and rain arrives by midnight or so. Widespread 1-2" rainfall totals coming with this.

Another round of rain is heading our way... After a period of sunshine and blue skies today, the clouds fill in this evening and rain arrives by midnight or so. Widespread 1-2" rainfall totals coming with this.

Skies have cleared nicely this afternoon. However, it will be short-lived. Clouds are already streaming northward from South Carolina. We will cloud up late this afternoon and rain begins again tonight. ...Read More

Skies have cleared nicely this afternoon. However, it will be short-lived. Clouds are already streaming northward from South Carolina. We will cloud up late this afternoon and rain begins again tonight. Expect rain to continue for much of Tuesday with the heaviest rain falling in the morning.

Skies have cleared nicely this afternoon. However, it will be short-lived. Clouds are already streaming northward from South Carolina. We will cloud up late this afternoon and rain begins again tonight. ...Read More

Skies have cleared nicely this afternoon. However, it will be short-lived. Clouds are already streaming northward from South Carolina. We will cloud up late this afternoon and rain begins again tonight. Expect rain to continue for much of Tuesday with the heaviest rain falling in the morning.

Skies have cleared nicely this afternoon. However, it will be short-lived. Clouds are already streaming northward from South Carolina. We will cloud up late this afternoon and rain begins again tonight. ...Read More

Skies have cleared nicely this afternoon. However, it will be short-lived. Clouds are already streaming northward from South Carolina. We will cloud up late this afternoon and rain begins again tonight. Expect rain to continue for much of Tuesday with the heaviest rain falling in the morning.

A bit earlier in our weather feed, I posted an image like this one that showed our November temperatures in Raleigh ran a bit on the warm side, but not to any sort of extreme. Here's the equivalent look at...Read More

A bit earlier in our weather feed, I posted an image like this one that showed our November temperatures in Raleigh ran a bit on the warm side, but not to any sort of extreme. Here's the equivalent look at precipitation, and as you well know, it was a very dry month across the region, though not quite in record territory. We wound up a little over 2.5 inches below normal on rainfall. This was the 9th driest November in Raleigh records going back to 1887, although we have had two years (the most recent being 1931) with only a tenth as much rain.

A bit earlier in our weather feed, I posted an image like this one that showed our November temperatures in Raleigh ran a bit on the warm side, but not to any sort of extreme. Here's the equivalent look at...Read More

A bit earlier in our weather feed, I posted an image like this one that showed our November temperatures in Raleigh ran a bit on the warm side, but not to any sort of extreme. Here's the equivalent look at precipitation, and as you well know, it was a very dry month across the region, though not quite in record territory. We wound up a little over 2.5 inches below normal on rainfall. This was the 9th driest November in Raleigh records going back to 1887, although we have had two years (the most recent being 1931) with only a tenth as much rain.

A bit earlier in our weather feed, I posted an image like this one that showed our November temperatures in Raleigh ran a bit on the warm side, but not to any sort of extreme. Here's the equivalent look at...Read More

A bit earlier in our weather feed, I posted an image like this one that showed our November temperatures in Raleigh ran a bit on the warm side, but not to any sort of extreme. Here's the equivalent look at precipitation, and as you well know, it was a very dry month across the region, though not quite in record territory. We wound up a little over 2.5 inches below normal on rainfall. This was the 9th driest November in Raleigh records going back to 1887, although we have had two years (the most recent being 1931) with only a tenth as much rain.

November ended last week with an average monthly temperature that was just over a degree above normal, slightly on the warm side but a long way from competing with either the coldest or warmest Novembers on...Read More

November ended last week with an average monthly temperature that was just over a degree above normal, slightly on the warm side but a long way from competing with either the coldest or warmest Novembers on record for Raleigh. It was a different story for precipitation, of course, and I'll post a graphic with that data shortly...

November ended last week with an average monthly temperature that was just over a degree above normal, slightly on the warm side but a long way from competing with either the coldest or warmest Novembers on...Read More

November ended last week with an average monthly temperature that was just over a degree above normal, slightly on the warm side but a long way from competing with either the coldest or warmest Novembers on record for Raleigh. It was a different story for precipitation, of course, and I'll post a graphic with that data shortly...

November ended last week with an average monthly temperature that was just over a degree above normal, slightly on the warm side but a long way from competing with either the coldest or warmest Novembers on...Read More

November ended last week with an average monthly temperature that was just over a degree above normal, slightly on the warm side but a long way from competing with either the coldest or warmest Novembers on record for Raleigh. It was a different story for precipitation, of course, and I'll post a graphic with that data shortly...

Rain from yesterday and last night is about over at this point, and it left behind some substantial amounts that ranged generally between a third of an inch and a bit over an inch. We should have a generally dry...Read More

Rain from yesterday and last night is about over at this point, and it left behind some substantial amounts that ranged generally between a third of an inch and a bit over an inch. We should have a generally dry day ahead, then more rain will spread in late tonight and tomorrow, potentially bringing another three-quarters of an inch to 1.5 inches before it tapers off later Tuesday.

Rain from yesterday and last night is about over at this point, and it left behind some substantial amounts that ranged generally between a third of an inch and a bit over an inch. We should have a generally dry...Read More

Rain from yesterday and last night is about over at this point, and it left behind some substantial amounts that ranged generally between a third of an inch and a bit over an inch. We should have a generally dry day ahead, then more rain will spread in late tonight and tomorrow, potentially bringing another three-quarters of an inch to 1.5 inches before it tapers off later Tuesday.

Rain from yesterday and last night is about over at this point, and it left behind some substantial amounts that ranged generally between a third of an inch and a bit over an inch. We should have a generally dry...Read More

Rain from yesterday and last night is about over at this point, and it left behind some substantial amounts that ranged generally between a third of an inch and a bit over an inch. We should have a generally dry day ahead, then more rain will spread in late tonight and tomorrow, potentially bringing another three-quarters of an inch to 1.5 inches before it tapers off later Tuesday.

Most of the rain is mostly over but it's messy out there with some lingering drizzle and damp conditions. Through the day we'll see clouds thinning near the VA line, but it will stay cloudy in the south.

Most of the rain is mostly over but it's messy out there with some lingering drizzle and damp conditions. Through the day we'll see clouds thinning near the VA line, but it will stay cloudy in the south.

Most of the rain is mostly over but it's messy out there with some lingering drizzle and damp conditions. Through the day we'll see clouds thinning near the VA line, but it will stay cloudy in the south.